Bid Increments

A bid increment is the amount of increase (over the current bid) needed to place a qualifying bid.  The increments increase as the value of the auction rises.  

Note standard auctions are Proxy Auctions, and a qualifying bid may not necessarily be a successful bid if the previous high bidder has a higher maximum bid in place.  The system places bids for members at ONE INCREMENT over the next highest bid UP TO THEIR MAXIMUM BID.   If two or more bidders bid the same amount, the earliest bid wins.
  

Bid Amounts from:           to:                     have a Bid Increment Amount of:
$0.00 $10.00 $0.25
$10.01 $25.00 $0.50
$25.01 $100.00 $1.00
$100.01 $250.00 $2.50
$250.01 $500.00 $5.00
$500.01 $1,000.00 $10.00
$1,000.01       $2,500.00 $25.00
$2,500.01 $5,000.00 $50.00
$5,000.01      $10,000,000.00 $100.00

 

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